Leslie Harry TASSELL

Regimental number2856
Date of birth1893
Place of birthClifton Hill, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address432 Barkley Street, Footscray, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 4"
Weight120 lbs
Next of kinFather, Harry Tassell, 432 Barkley Street, Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll8824A
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 15 May 1919
Discharge date22 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Appointed Driver and transferred to 2nd Australian Divional train, Tel el Kebir, 4 January 1916. Joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916; transferred to 57th Bn, Canal Zone, 24 May 1916; taken on strength, 57th Bn, Ferry Post, 25 May 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 23 June 1916.

Admitted to 14th Field Ambulance, 28 October 1916 (scabies); transferred to 39th Casualty Clearing Station, 30 October 1916; discharged to duty, 10 December 1916; rejoined Bn, 11 December 1916.

On furlough to England, 5 August 1917; rejoined Bn, 21 August 1917.

Admitted to 3rd Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 21 August 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to England, 3 September 1917, and admitted to Temporary Hospital, Exeter, 5 September 1917 (trench fever: severe); discharged on furlough, 1 October 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 15 October 1917. Attached for duty with AIF Depots in the United Kingdom, 21 October 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board 'Orontes', 15 May 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 28 June 1919; discharged, 22 August 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal